In a Database, All the Information About a Single Patient

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True/False

In a database, all the information about a single patient is called a record.

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Definitions:

Autonomic Nervous

Part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions, such as heartbeat, digestion, and respiratory rate, without conscious effort.

Somatic Nervous

Pertaining to the part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Central Nervous

Central to the nervous system, comprising the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out signals to the body.

Endocrine

Pertaining to glands that secrete hormones or to the hormones themselves, which are released into the bloodstream to affect distant organs.